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Linda Susilowati

Talking Indonesia

Linda Susilowati: Gender Transformation in Rural Java

Published
March 11, 2026
Duration
42:57
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Last updated
Sep 2, 2026

Discusses Rural Java has changed enormously over the past half-century. Girls now finish school, women hold co…

Summary

Rural Java has changed enormously over the past half-century. Girls now finish school, women hold community leadership positions, and dual incomes have become the norm rather than the exception. And yet, many Javanese women will tell you they still cook every meal, manage the household, and show up visibly as devoted wives, on top of everything else. It i…

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Rural Java has changed enormously over the past half-century. Girls now finish school, women hold community leadership positions, and dual incomes have become the norm rather than the exception. And yet, many Javanese women will tell you they still cook every meal, manage the household, and show up visibly as devoted wives, on top of everything else. It is this gap between what has changed and what has not that drives the research of Dr Linda Susilowati, a lecturer at Universitas Kristen Satya W